snøhetta unveils completed shanghai grand opera house with spiraling public rooftop

snøhetta unveils completed shanghai grand opera house with spiraling public rooftop

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theaters architecture and design surveys performance venues from around the globe, looking at contemporary projects and the diverse materials and unconventional forms employed in their construction.

laterna magika brought projected images into live perfomance

laterna magika brought projected images into live perfomance

josef svoboda and alfréd radok brought live performance and film together, creating a stage where bodies, images and space could occupy the same visual field.

color-shifting light sculpture suspends above orchestra at walt disney concert hall

Amorós Studio readers

'as a spectator, you also have a responsibility': fabio cherstich on the boundaries of art and theater

'as a spectator, you also have a responsibility': fabio cherstich on the boundaries of art and theater

annalise kamegawa

apple opens 600-capacity music venue inside london's battersea power station

apple opens 600-capacity music venue inside london's battersea power station

Iñaki Laguardia

each season, vienna state opera turns its safety curtain into a work of contemporary art

each season, vienna state opera turns its safety curtain into a work of contemporary art

annalise kamegawa

tato architects turns a former bank into a reflective cinema in kyoto

tato architects turns a former bank into a reflective cinema in kyoto

Yo Shimada readers

kengo kuma crowns cultural center in switzerland with wing-like timber roofs

kengo kuma crowns cultural center in switzerland with wing-like timber roofs

Iñaki Laguardia

the fun palace: cedric price’s 1960s visionary project that (kind of) never came to be

the fun palace: cedric price’s 1960s visionary project that (kind of) never came to be

annalise kamegawa

soho house begins transforming milan’s former cinema arti into six-level members’ club

soho house begins transforming milan’s former cinema arti into six-level members’ club

Iñaki Laguardia

copper shingles wrap curving concert hall 'la source vive' in évian, france

copper shingles wrap curving concert hall 'la source vive' in évian, france

gehry partners' billowing performing arts center to neighbor guggenheim abu dhabi

gehry partners' billowing performing arts center to neighbor guggenheim abu dhabi

at milan's cinema of dreams, paf atelier immerses viewers in a suspended time capsule

at milan's cinema of dreams, paf atelier immerses viewers in a suspended time capsule

bjarke ingels unveils tennessee performing arts center with billowing aluminum facade

bjarke ingels unveils tennessee performing arts center with billowing aluminum facade

from persona to mulholland drive: when cinema replaces narrative with the logic of dreaming

from persona to mulholland drive: when cinema replaces narrative with the logic of dreaming

atelier guo inserts cinema into an ancestral hall in china without touching its past

atelier guo inserts cinema into an ancestral hall in china without touching its past

walk through the fantastical world of david hockney's immersive opera stage designs

walk through the fantastical world of david hockney's immersive opera stage designs

all these sets are built from the same spirit of colors and perspectives that run through the artist’s paintings, allowing the actors to perform within his artworks.

matthew burgos

london's brutalist barbican centre secures approval for renovation led by allies and morrison

snøhetta’s spiraling shanghai grand opera house announces october opening

snøhetta’s spiraling shanghai grand opera house announces october opening

traditional bamboo scaffolding makes up temporary theater along chinese coast

traditional bamboo scaffolding makes up temporary theater along chinese coast

BACH converts reina sofía's auditorium into red-velvet cinema beneath blue vault in madrid

BACH converts reina sofía's auditorium into red-velvet cinema beneath blue vault in madrid

UNS unveils lattice shell theater within central yards on hong kong’s harborfront

UNS unveils lattice shell theater within central yards on hong kong’s harborfront

GOA crafts an open-air theater in china where birds and humans share the same stage

GOA crafts an open-air theater in china where birds and humans share the same stage

bright pink interior revitalizes adaptive acoustic music hall for sax’s cultural complex in spain

bright pink interior revitalizes adaptive acoustic music hall for sax’s cultural complex in spain

Miguel Rodenas readers

snøhetta plans düsseldorf opera house with cavernous, carved-out interiors

snøhetta plans düsseldorf opera house with cavernous, carved-out interiors

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Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027

New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027

Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027

Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027

2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026

TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026

Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027

Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027

New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027

Portugal Long Table Restaurant $ 11,635.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027

Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

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